On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 47 .557 --
Red Sox 56 51 .523 3.5
Blue Jays 58 55 .513 4.5
Orioles 48 61 .440 12.5
Devil Rays 47 62 .431 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 43 .609 --
Indians 57 51 .528 9.0
Tigers 51 58 .468 15.5
Royals 50 60 .455 17.0
Twins 51 62 .451 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 64 46 .582 --
Athletics 61 49 .555 3.0
Angels 57 55 .509 8.0
Rangers 52 57 .477 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 43 .613 --
Mets 63 46 .578 4.0
Marlins 56 55 .505 12.0
Expos 49 58 .458 17.0
Phillies 47 62 .431 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 50 .545 --
Reds 54 56 .491 6.0
Cubs 51 59 .464 9.0
Pirates 47 63 .427 13.0
Brewers 47 64 .423 13.5
Astros 42 69 .378 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 48 .560 --
D'backs 61 50 .550 1.0
Dodgers 58 52 .527 3.5
Rockies 53 56 .486 8.0
Padres 52 59 .468 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 5
1 Stan Javier 5
3 Jeff Bagwell 4
3 Jay Payton 4
5 22 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Danny Bautista 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Truby 6
2 Travis Lee 4
2 Herbert Perry 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 14 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Cairo 2
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Damian Jackson 2
4 Jeff Abbott 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Baldwin 1.00
2 Ryan Rupe 0.88
3 Jimmy Haynes 0.67
4 Bartolo Colon 0.64
5 Pedro Astacio 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Baldwin 7
1 Bartolo Colon 7
1 Ryan Rupe 7
1 Chuck Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .394
2 Todd Helton .379
3 Luis Castillo .367
4 Jeffrey Hammonds .365
5 Carlos Delgado .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 35
2 Barry Bonds 34
2 Sammy Sosa 34
4 Tony Batista 33
4 Carlos Delgado 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 103
2 Sammy Sosa 100
2 Bernie Williams 100
4 Carlos Delgado 99
5 Jeff Kent 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 46
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 37
4 Johnny Damon 33
5 Rickey Henderson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.42
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.34
4 Al Leiter 3.21
5 Denny Neagle 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 17
2 Randy Johnson 15
3 Tom Glavine 14
4 James Baldwin 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 244
2 Pedro Martinez 195
3 Pedro Astacio 163
4 Kevin Brown 149
5 Mike Mussina 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 33
2 Todd Jones 32
3 Trevor Hoffman 29
4 Armando Benitez 27
4 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .464
2 Will Clark .448
3 Miguel Tejada .435
4 Carlos Delgado .429
5 Johnny Damon .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Geoff Jenkins 6
1 Tim Salmon 6
4 Shawn Green 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 19
2 Paul O'Neill 18
2 Tim Salmon 18
4 Adrian Beltre 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Eric Young 8
3 Rafael Furcal 7
3 Tony Womack 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.60
2 Ruben Quevedo 0.67
3 Curt Schilling 0.69
4 Pedro Martinez 1.08
5 Eric Milton 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Pedro Astacio 30
3 Bartolo Colon 25
3 Mike Mussina 25
5 Randy Johnson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Todd Jones 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .445
2 Nomar Garciaparra .396
3 Luis Castillo .392
4 David Justice .391
5 Will Clark .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 9
3 Geoff Jenkins 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 31
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Gerald Williams 28
4 Mark Grace 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 13
2 Luis Castillo 11
2 Johnny Damon 11
2 Eric Young 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Anderson 0.88
2 Jeff D'Amico 1.10
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 Julian Tavarez 1.44
5 Curt Schilling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 6
2 Scott Elarton 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Mike Mussina 45
4 Pedro Astacio 44
5 Bartolo Colon 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .379
2 Todd Helton .375
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .365
4 Luis Castillo .362
5 Edgar Martinez .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
3 Gary Sheffield 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 146
2 Todd Helton 142
3 Carlos Delgado 141
3 Vladimir Guerrero 141
5 Rafael Palmeiro 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 64
2 Eric Young 54
3 Tom Goodwin 52
4 Tony Womack 51
5 Johnny Damon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.28
4 Mike Hampton 3.21
5 Denny Neagle 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 James Baldwin 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 346
2 Pedro Martinez 314
3 Pedro Astacio 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 46
1 Todd Jones 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Robb Nen 40
4 Mariano Rivera 40